Mercury 'Merc' Psillakis , 57, was bitten in half by a five-metre shark at Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, just after 10am on Saturday.

Man was brought to shore but died at the scene at Long Reef beach, NSW police say

A swimmer has been killed by a shark at a beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches.

The surfer’s board was cut in two as he was mauled at Long Reef Beach on Saturday morning

Rare fatal shark attack in Sydney leads to beach closures, as experienced surfer mauled to death by large shark.

SYDNEY: A “large shark” mauled a surfer to death at a popular Sydney beach on Saturday, Australian police and rescuers said, in a rare fatal attack that led to a string of beach…

A man has died after being bitten by what officials are calling a "large shark," off a beach in Sydney, Australia, police confirmed Saturday.

Mercury 'Merc' Psillakis , 57, was bitten in half by a five-metre shark at Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, just after 10am on Saturday.

The family of late surfer Mercury 'Merc' Psillakis have paid tribute to the 'extraordinary' bond he had with his teenage daughter Freedom.